Current as of: January 2009 (a) In General. - In coordination with the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Chairman of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Secretaries of Labor, Energy, and Health and
Human Services, and the Director of the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, and using existing coordinating
mechanisms of the National Response Team and, for radioactive
material, the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating
Committee, the Secretary of Transportation shall maintain, and
update periodically, a current curriculum of courses necessary to
train public sector emergency response and preparedness teams in
matters relating to the transportation of hazardous material. Only
in developing the curriculum, the Secretary of Transportation shall
consult with regional response teams established under the national
contingency plan established under section 105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9605), representatives of commissions established under
section 301 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001), persons (including governmental
entities) that provide training for responding to accidents and
incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material, and
representatives of persons that respond to those accidents and
incidents.
(b) Requirements. - The curriculum maintained and updated under
subsection (a) of this section -
(1) shall include -
(A) a recommended course of study to train public sector
employees to respond to an accident or incident involving the
transportation of hazardous material and to plan for those
responses;
(B) recommended basic courses and minimum number of hours of
instruction necessary for public sector employees to be able to
respond safely and efficiently to an accident or incident
involving the transportation of hazardous material and to plan
those responses; and
(C) appropriate emergency response training and planning
programs for public sector employees developed with Federal
financial assistance, including programs developed with grants
made under section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a); and
(2) may include recommendations on material appropriate for use
in a recommended basic course described in clause (1)(B) of this
subsection.
(c) Training on Complying With Legal Requirements. - A
recommended basic course described in subsection (b)(1)(B) of this
section shall provide the training necessary for public sector
employees to comply with -
(1) regulations related to hazardous waste operations and
emergency response contained in part 1910 of title 29, Code of
Federal Regulations, prescribed by the Secretary of Labor;
(2) regulations related to worker protection standards for
hazardous waste operations contained in part 311 of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, prescribed by the Administrator; and
(3) standards related to emergency response training prescribed
by the National Fire Protection Association and such other
voluntary consensus standard-setting organizations as the
Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate.
(d) Distribution and Publication. - With the National Response
Team -
(1) the Secretary shall distribute the curriculum and any
updates to the curriculum to the regional response teams and all
committees and commissions established under section 301 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42
U.S.C. 11001); and
(2) the Secretary may publish and distribute a list of programs
and courses maintained and updated under this section and of any
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